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Five musicians—Harper, Ian, Jade, Kael, and Lana—are sitting around a circular stage facing the center. Jade is sitting immediately to the left of Kael. Harper is sitting exactly between Ian and Kael. Based on this arrangement, who is sitting immediately to the right of Lana?

  1. A
    Ian
  2. B
    Kael
  3. JadeCevap
  4. D
    Harper

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Jade is sitting immediately to the right of Lana.
In a circular arrangement facing the center, 'left' translates to a clockwise direction and 'right' to a counter-clockwise direction. Starting with Kael, placing Jade to the immediate left means Jade is clockwise. Because Harper is between Ian and Kael, and Jade is already on Kael's left, Harper must be seated on Kael's right (counter-clockwise), followed by Ian. This places Lana in the final empty seat, sandwiched between Ian and Jade. Following the counter-clockwise (rightward) sequence from Lana, the next person is Jade.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Determine the orientation for left and right.
Since everyone is facing the center of the circle, 'left' corresponds to the clockwise direction, and 'right' corresponds to the counter-clockwise direction.
Establishing relative directions is required before placing individuals in their seats.
2
Place Kael and Jade based on the first clue.
Jade sits immediately to the left of Kael. This means Jade is placed in the seat immediately clockwise from Kael.
This establishes a starting reference point for the arrangement.
3
Place Harper and Ian based on the second clue.
Harper is exactly between Ian and Kael. Since Jade occupies Kael's left side, Harper must be placed immediately to the right of Kael (counter-clockwise). Consequently, Ian sits immediately to the right of Harper.
To satisfy the condition of Harper being between Kael and Ian, they must be placed in sequential order on the available side of Kael.
4
Place Lana in the remaining seat and answer the question.
The only remaining seat is between Ian and Jade, so Lana sits there. In counter-clockwise order, the full circle is Kael, Harper, Ian, Lana, Jade. The person immediately to the right (counter-clockwise) of Lana is Jade.
All five seats are now filled, allowing for the direct identification of Lana's immediate right neighbor.

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Circular seating arrangements with inward-facing relative directions.
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